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December 2013

EDITORIAL

Stephanos IssaiasChief Executive Officer

Greece’s significant improvements during 2013 should be a welcome, and encouraging, sign for investors around the world. Greece enjoyed its best tourism season ever, with more than 17.5 million visitors, a significant achievement for a country with a population of 11 million.

Investor sentiment rose across the board, with breakthrough news related to Greece as a logistics hub for Europe. In addition, the TAP agreement places Greece at the center of a major new energy transport infrastructure, and the hopeful signs for hydrocarbon discoveries—both gas and petroleum—in Greece are leading us to a new frontier.

Investor interest in Greece during 2013 was promising and strong. At fora in the United States, Asia, the European Union, and the Middle East, Greece was at the center of the radar screen. Investment opportunities are fully recognized and the buzz is audible. Μore than acknowledging the vast opportunities available, in 2013 we saw increasing numbers of international investors actively engaging in Greece and buying an option in the Greek recovery.

An official Greek Delegation headed by Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos visited South Africa in November 2013 and invited South African businesspeople to make investments in Greece.